Asahi Rising Sun Flag. REAL?

**knd643** · 01-12-2022, 03:03 AM

Possibly getting this rising sun flag and was wanting others opinions on it first before I pull the trigger since im not to familiar with rising sun flags. Seller says its 34in tall by 41.5 wide and that some stitching is coming out in some areas a little and one corner tab has a tear under it. Was possibly nailed up at some point. Thank you.

**knd643** · 01-12-2022, 03:04 AM

Accidently posted this first outside of the Japanese subsection, didn't see this section within the axis militaria section. Sorry about that.

**Nick Komiya** · 01-12-2022, 11:07 AM

Firstly, you need to be aware that the flag has nothing to do with the military. It is a civilian semi-official national flag displayed during wartime as a pair with the meatball flag.

These flags are also still sold today. The quickest way is to do a black light test. If it glows, it is postwar.

Here's a slightly larger one for sale today at 7700 Yen

**knd643** · 01-13-2022, 06:06 AM

Ahh ok thank you. I thought it might've been a civilian flag but wasn't sure. By chance what are the differences between a flag made for the military and a flag made for civilians? If this one is WW2 do you know how much its possibly worth? Thank you.

**Nick Komiya** · 01-13-2022, 09:30 AM

The difference is that the Japanese military never ever officially used a flag in that shape and design. Read the article I gave you a link to. A great number of households had that flag, so keep that in mind when considering whether the price is adequate.